IUCN status: Near Threatened
EPBC Predator Threat Rating: Not assessed
IUCN claim: āThe species is threatened by predation from introduced foxes (Vulpes vulpes) (Bubela and Happold 1993, Green 2002) and Domestic Cats (Felis catus) (L. Broome pers. comm., MilnerĀ et al.Ā 2015).ā
Cats hunt broad-toothed mice (Doherty et al.Ā 2015).
No studies
There are no studies linking cats to broad-toothed mouse population
trends.
Evidence linking Mastacomys fuscus to cats. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Mastacomys fuscus and cats. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that cats contribute to the decline of Mastacomys fuscus, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance. See methods section in [current submission] for details on evidence categories.
Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions.
Doherty, T.S., Davis, R.A., van Etten, E.J., Algar, D., Collier, N., Dickman, C.R., Edwards, G., Masters, P., Palmer, R. and Robinson, S., 2015. A continentalāscale analysis of feral cat diet in Australia. Journal of Biogeography, 42(5), pp.964-975.
IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023